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Hickey, Leo. 1998. The Pragmatics of Translation. (Topics in Translation 12). Multilingual Matters. viii + 242 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
context | function | pragmatics | text | translation
ISBN
1-85359-404-0

Annotation

Assuming that achieving equivalence between original and translated texts involves analysizing a text’s pragmatic dimension, this volume applies various pragmatic concepts and theories to the practice of translation.

Articles in this volume

Hervey, Sándor G.J. Speech Acts and Illocutionary Function in Translation Methodology. 10–24
Malmkjær, Kirsten. Cooperation and Literary Translation. 25–40
Gutt, Ernst-August. Pragmatic Aspects of translation: Some Relevance-Theory Observations. 41–53
House, Juliane. Politeness and Translation. 54–71
Hatim, Basil. Text Politeness: A Semiotic Regime for a More Interactive Pragmatics. 72–102
Knowles, Frank. 'New' versus 'old'. 103–113
Fawcett, Peter. Presupposition and Translation. 114–123
Richardson, Bill. Deictic Features and the Translator. 124–142
Zlateva, Palma. Verb Substitution and Predicate Reference. 143–169
Mason, Ian. Discourse Connectives, Ellipsis and Markedness. 170–184
Schäffner, Christina. Hedges in Political Texts: A Translational Perspective. 185–202
Higgins, Ian. Translating the pragmatics of Verse in 'Andromaque'. 203–216
Hickey, Leo. Perlocutionary Equivalence: Marking, Exegesis and Recontextualisation. Perlocutionary Equivalence: Marking, Exegesis and Recontextualization. 217–323